LGBT event time line

By lasd
  • the supreme court ruled in favor of gay rights

    the supreme court ruled in favor of gay rights

    this happened after the U.S post office refused to send out Americas first pro-gay publication
  • the mattachine society organized a sip-in at a nyc bar

    the mattachine society organized a sip-in at a nyc bar

    this is major because most bars refused to serve gay people and these people wanted to prove a point.
  • the stonewall riots spark the beginning of the lgbtq movement

    the stonewall riots spark the beginning of the lgbtq movement

    on the morning of june 28th 1969 police raided the stonewall inn the customers and their supporters took a stand.
  • homosexuality is no longer declared a mental illness

    homosexuality is no longer declared a mental illness

    the APAs board of directors removes this off the official list of mental illnesses.
  • barney frank becomes the second openly gay member of congress

    barney frank becomes the second openly gay member of congress

    he had a choice to come out or not unlike the first person that came out
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    vermont takes a huge step towards making same-sex marriage legal.

    this is the first state to do this in the country
  • the matthew shepard & james byrd jr. hate crimes prevention act becomes a law

    the matthew shepard & james byrd jr. hate crimes prevention act becomes a law

    the act was named after 2 men who were murdered for hate crimes
  • the dont ask, dont tell law is over

    the dont ask, dont tell law is over

    this law prevented lgbt members from joining the army
  • conversion therapy ends

    conversion therapy ends

    it ends after a trans teen suicides and obama calls an end because of this.
  • the supreme court declares that same sex marriage is a constitutional right

    the supreme court declares that same sex marriage is a constitutional right

    every state must allow same sex marriage